I’m glad Chicago didn’t get it, because the Obama’s and Oprah went to Copenhagen with such a smug attitude that they want it, they can get it and nothing is going to stop them.

I love that not only did they not get it, but they didn’t even come close, knocked out in the first round.

Not to mention, looking at the cities waiting for the bid, Chicago had a couple of hundred people who didn’t seem bothered and many in the city didn't actually want it, while Rio and Madrid had thousands wanting it and billions ready to put into it, and you could see they clearly wanted it for the games, not for the “Because I’m Obama” factor.

It would have put him in his place, he thinks he is the President of the world, clearly not. And contrary to what many of his supporters think, the world does not worship him.

And to top it off, South America has never had it, they deserve it, give them a shot, Rio has the money for it, Rio wants it and can make it theirs, so I’m hoping for Rio.

Mikey

Good news!

Bet Obama's cronies and other Chicago mafia members looking to make a hefty profit from this are plenty disappointed.

It would have been nice because I love the spirit of the Olympic games as a whole...however,WE no doubt would have been asked to "pony up" funds to support and promote this HUGE effort in a dying city and no doubt,there may well have been another agenda at play.
Sorry,I'm fast losing faith in many things once perceived as "good..." It would have undoubtedly tuned into a media and financial circus under the guise of something decent.
It seems to be the ways things work these days.The money and manpower required to make this venue a success is simply something we can't spare.

I'm thinking that the Big O in his usual arrogant-manner had already assigned and promised "plum positions and jobs" to his cronies there he owes favors to and boy is he gonna' be pissed.

Could it be that the rest of the world has also seen the catastrophic jobless figures and seen how the US truly seems unable or unwilling to manage it's own affairs lately let alone those such as the Olympics require?

I hate to say it but it's probably for the "best" given the current climate and economic circumstances in this country right now and I'll hope for another time to come as I'd love to have a chance to attend the games in the US!

To be honest.

Rio should get it IMO.

We have had the Olympics here how many times since it was started again?

Both winter and summer games USA

1904 - St. Louis, Missouri USA
1932 - Los Angeles, California USA
1932 - Lake Placid, New York USA
1960 - Squaw Valley, California USA
1984 - Los Angeles, California USA
1996 - Atlanta, Georgia USA
2002 - Salt Lake City, Utah USA

Originally posted by SlinkyDFW
I'm not shocked. The recent beatings on the streets don't help their cause either.

The IOC is a corrupt organization and these games will most likely go to Rio.

The President should have never left the Country for this. There's far more important things going on that need his attention.

Lastly, the United States is not the most popular Nation these days. I'm sure all of the events over the past 9 months haven't helped. Most of the World blames the United States for all of their problems right now.

And even though they've all said that no tax payer money will be used....it already has.

Is the US Olympic committe going to reimburse the Government for the use of Air Force One, all the staffer's salaries, the secret service, etc? Do you realize how much it costs for the President to visit another Country?

MILLIONS!

This misuse of my taxes makes me sick...

[edit on 2-10-2009 by SlinkyDFW]

uhmmm... the president was trying to promote this country for the olympics. misuse?...he was trying to get the olympics to be held in chicago, he was there 5 hours, it wasn't a vacation. what next?? how much more toilet paper the obamas use because of more family members staying at the white house, compared to to bush?? your false outrage makes ME sick.

maybe you can talk about the misuse of taxes by bush for his 900 days of vacation.

I never knew the IOC was so racist. What a bunch of black people haters they have over there. How dare they diss the three O's... They disagreed with their sob stories just like most of America on his Health Care scam. It seems racism is all over the world these days. What a shame!

Barack Obama. mmmm.. mmmm.. mmm...

Originally posted by SLAYER69
To be honest.

Rio should get it IMO.

We have had the Olympics here how many times since it was started again?

Both winter and summer games USA

1904 - St. Louis, Missouri USA
1932 - Los Angeles, California USA
1932 - Lake Placid, New York USA
1960 - Squaw Valley, California USA
1984 - Los Angeles, California USA
1996 - Atlanta, Georgia USA
2002 - Salt Lake City, Utah USA

Lake Placid, NY was also the 1980 Winter Olympics

From what I understand of the process, you have to bribe the heck out of the IOC to get the nod for a game.

I guess all the bribe money had already been spent on all the corrupt politicians and officials in Chicago and Illinois.

He sure looked like he was embarrassed to me today.


And heck it's RIO everybody wants to go and see the Brazilian babes on the beach.